Is Stephen Yeoman listed in the book? Or any Fountains? He left the county sometime between the revolutionary war and before 1800. Christina ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

Hi: I knew a Frank SAYRE that lived in Monsey, Rockland Co., New York. He lived across the street from our house on Route 306. He was a hermit and lived in a old stone house on about 7 acres of property. He was a grounds keeper and handyman to a Jewish settlement up the road from our house. He was a collector of anything and everything. My buddy and I would talk to him all the time. He died around 1950, I don't think they ever found any relatives of his. We found him on his bed one morning dead, his false teeth laying on his chest. We called the police and they put a pad lock on the door and all the things he had collected over the years disappeared. He was going to give me his stamp collection and my buddy was going to get his coin collection. He had stamps in cigar boxes and they were staked in 3 rows almost to the celing of his house. He had a sword given to his grandfather engraved from the Civil War. He had a matched set of dualing pistols in the original case. He had every copy of National Geographic, Sears catalog, New York Times and more. If the Jewish people had a problem with something working, they gave it to him. Many times I saw him wheeling a wheelbarrow down the road with a stove, wash machine or refrigerator in it. My mother use to take him to the bank to deposit his money. He was a very simple man but a very interesting man we used to talk for hours. Bill Forshay - San Antonio, TX >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:52:51 AM Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] Book C deeds NY Orange County Huff If I see name Sayre I will let you know. Judy Ullman ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If I see name Sayre I will let you know. Judy Ullman

Judy, When I checked out those LDS films I could read the page numbers on some and had to guess where to find my pages. Am interested in James Sayre. Phoebe in CA

Judy, Did you by chance see anything about a John Johnson or Isaac Newman mentioned. I don't know if they were in Orange Co. or the next county west of there. They should have been there in the end of the 1700's 1780-1800. maybe after as well. Sometimes the film reader has the capasity to change from negative to positive immages. Ann Brown in Florida On 11/11/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > I ordered Book C of deeds for Orange County for a deed 1777 grantee Mercy > Huff to James Sayre p 527 > > LDS has filmed this book so words are in white and background black. > > there are no page numbers on the pages and rest of page are not a good > read > > Has anyone used this book and was able to find a code for page numbers? > > Also, in Book T lds film 828555 the first 10 pages had the sale of large > chunks of land in Orange County including Cheesecock Patent property. > > I did not copy it but it contained the names of original English owners of > this land. > > Judy Ullman > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"

I ordered Book C of deeds for Orange County for a deed 1777 grantee Mercy Huff to James Sayre p 527 LDS has filmed this book so words are in white and background black. there are no page numbers on the pages and rest of page are not a good read Has anyone used this book and was able to find a code for page numbers? Also, in Book T lds film 828555 the first 10 pages had the sale of large chunks of land in Orange County including Cheesecock Patent property. I did not copy it but it contained the names of original English owners of this land. Judy Ullman

Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting The upcoming WCGS meeting is on “Researching 20th Century Military Service”. On Veteran’s Day - Saturday November 11 at 10am., John Lozito will show us techniques to use to uncover military service member information. He has spent more than the past ten years documenting the wartime service of his great uncle, who died at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. John has learned how to search primary and secondary sources relating to military history, and has gathered information from infantrymen, curators, military historians and document archivists. John is a candidate for an MA degree in Military History at the American Military University. The meeting will be held at the Aldersgate Methodist Church, 600 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry (across from Mercy College on route 9). Guests are welcome ($3 donation is requested). There will be refreshments and genealogical networking starting at 9:30am. The meeting will be held at: When: Veteran’s Day - Saturday, November 11, 2006 @ 10 a.m. Where: Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church, 600 Broadway (route 9), Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA – plenty of free parking Hope you can come on Saturday! For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society (Westchester Connection or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ RESERVED THESE DATES FOR WCGS Future Meetings (If you would like a flyer, please send an email to [email protected]) Dec 9, 2006 Holiday Party - Interesting Ancestor, Place or Story Jan 13, 2007 How to Find Your Ancestor’s Townland in Ireland Jerry Coleman Feb 10, 2007 The Story of the Standard House of Peekskill Katharina Cerreta Mar 10, 2007 Ireland’s Forgotten Heroes: A Look at Ireland’s World War I Soldiers Tom Phelan Apr 14, 2007 Preserving Your Family’s Memories on DVD* at Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY Risa Neuwirth - LifeStory Productions May 12, 2007 Italian Immigration through the Ports of New York and New Orleans E.P. Vallone June 9, 2007 Incorporating Memoirs into Fiction Edith Glass

Sure am Steve.

Several members of the Clemence family are supposed to be buried there. It's in New Windsor, I believe. I can find out more details if you're really interested in taking a few photos for me. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] photos > Ok what would you liked a photo of can possibly get there this weekend. > Steve. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ok what would you liked a photo of can possibly get there this weekend. Steve.

I believe it is off Rte 94 and Bethlehem Rd. in the New Windsor, Town of Cornwall area. Robin >Quoting [email protected]: > >> Where in Orange County is the Bethlehem Church.  Steve. >> >The one I know of (Bethlehem Presbyterian) is in the Town of Cornwall, >just east of Salisbury Mills. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Quoting [email protected]: > Where in Orange County is the Bethlehem Church. Steve. > The one I know of (Bethlehem Presbyterian) is in the Town of Cornwall, just east of Salisbury Mills.

Where in Orange County is the Bethlehem Church. Steve.

Is there anyone there who might be willing to take some photographs in the cemetery by the Bethlehem Church? Jane

> [Original Message] > From: Gail Yeaple <[email protected]> > To: Frank Sloat <[email protected]> > Cc: Gail Yeaple <[email protected]> > Date: 10/30/2006 9:12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > Hi Frank, > > I'll be happy to keep my eyes and ears open for Sloat. I grew up in this > area--but moved away a number of years ago, marrying and raising my family > in CA. I have just returned to the area this year. I've been collecting > info on the area for years though, especially Revolutionary era--and will > gladly look through what I have as well. I'll probably try to get back and > spend a little more time at the Goodwill cemetery for a better look around. > I was saddened to see how many old stones are broken and just laying on the > ground--but that could also be from a recent wind / rain storm. It's in a > lovely spot and I'd be happy to send pictures of the overall cemetery if > that would be of interest. > > I've heard of Sloatsburg and don't think it is far from us (but since I've > just returned to the area will need to ask where it is), butPine Bush, NY > (Town of Crawford, but still Orange County, NY) is just a short distance > away on Route 52 (about 8 miles) and the Goodwill Church is just outside of > Walden, NY (Town of Montgomery, OC, NY) about 2 miles in another direction > on Route 208. > > Best wishes, > Gail Gail Yeaple Web: www.adprose.org e-mail: [email protected] > > > [Original Message] > > From: Frank Sloat <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Cc: Frank Sloat <[email protected]> > > Date: 10/30/2006 7:27:31 PM > > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > > Gail > > > > I have an ancestor Johannes Slot (Slott) who is supposedly buried in > > the pre-revolutionary section of the Goodwill cemetery. I have heard > > that some of the old stones have been stacked up somewhere on the > > property. > > > > Johannes died about 1748 +/-. One of his sons from a first marriage is > > Stephen Sloat, founder of Sloatsburg. I am from his second wife and my > > line runs thru Pine Bush with burials in New Prospect Cemetery. I have > > pix of the New Prospect and Hopewell ancestor gravestones. If you run > > across any indication of Sloat buried at Goodwill I would love to hear > > of it. There are no Sloats in the Goodwill book. > > > > Thanks > > Frank Sloat > > > > > > --- Gail Yeaple <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > For Elizabeth and Florence, > > > > > > I have taken some recent photos of Goodwill Church and some of the > > > stones > > > in the vintage Cemetery--if you aren't from this area or don't have > > > this, I > > > would be happy to forward. There are Harris, Barber, Haines, and > > > Woodruff > > > stones there--probably others too, but those were the only ones I saw > > > when > > > I took some photos of the older stones (There are Revolutionary > > > Soldiers > > > buried there as well and the cemetery was in use before the > > > Revolution, I > > > believe.). I've been working on a website of local history and the > > > two > > > churches you mention are both nearby. I have photos of Goodwill and > > > plan > > > to take some of Hopewell Church soon. > > > > > > There is also a book(let) entitled "Newburgh in the American > > > Revolution," > > > by Albert Gedney Barratt with a name index (unfortunately no > > > publication > > > date). This modern booklet (50 pages) does have the following people > > > mentioned... > > > > > > Harris: page > > > Benjamin, 5 > > > James, 4&5 > > > John, 13, 15 > > > Robert, 8 > > > Thomas, 5 > > > > > > Howell > > > David, 16 > > > Jeremiah, 6 > > > Phineas, 20 > > > > > > Barber > > > Col., 43 > > > Francis, 43 > > > Patrick, 43 > > > > > > > > > I think there was a Howell Cemetery in the Town of Crawford in Pine > > > Bush, > > > NY not far away (I can check if you don't have this)--Hopewell church > > > is > > > just a few miles further and either in or near Thompson Ridge. > > > Walden, NY > > > has a Woodruff Street and many of the names are or were local > > > surnames. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Gail Yeaple

For Elizabeth and Florence, I have taken some recent photos of Goodwill Church and some of the stones in the vintage Cemetery--if you aren't from this area or don't have this, I would be happy to forward. There are Harris, Barber, Haines, and Woodruff stones there--probably others too, but those were the only ones I saw when I took some photos of the older stones (There are Revolutionary Soldiers buried there as well and the cemetery was in use before the Revolution, I believe.). I've been working on a website of local history and the two churches you mention are both nearby. I have photos of Goodwill and plan to take some of Hopewell Church soon. There is also a book(let) entitled "Newburgh in the American Revolution," by Albert Gedney Barratt with a name index (unfortunately no publication date). This modern booklet (50 pages) does have the following people mentioned... Harris: page Benjamin, 5 James, 4&5 John, 13, 15 Robert, 8 Thomas, 5 Howell David, 16 Jeremiah, 6 Phineas, 20 Barber Col., 43 Francis, 43 Patrick, 43 I think there was a Howell Cemetery in the Town of Crawford in Pine Bush, NY not far away (I can check if you don't have this)--Hopewell church is just a few miles further and either in or near Thompson Ridge. Walden, NY has a Woodruff Street and many of the names are or were local surnames. Hope this helps. Gail Yeaple > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/30/2006 1:29:36 AM > Subject: NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. County Longford and early Montgomery families ([email protected]) > 2. Re: County Longford and early Montgomery families > (Florence F. Wolfe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:51:35 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on the list > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- d. > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his tombstone. > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a problem of > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may be a > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended from George > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from Southampton > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the HAINES, > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout the county. > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston in > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, descended > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended from > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > Elizabeth Harris Pope > Portland, ME > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:14:44 -0500 > From: "Florence F. Wolfe" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Elizabeth, > > Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford around1831 > and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters and I > went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl there are > Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. > > Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, left Co > Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in Little Britian > ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co NY, by > Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; many family > names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every time I read > it. > > The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( about 1776, > Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or their > desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( a > daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill > Church). > > Hope this was helpful. > > Florence Fulton Wolfe > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:51 PM > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on > > the list > > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- > > d. > > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > > tombstone. > > > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > > problem of > > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may > > be a > > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended > > from George > > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > > Southampton > > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > > HAINES, > > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout > > the county. > > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston > > in > > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, > > descended > > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > > from > > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > > Elizabeth Harris Pope > > Portland, ME > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NYORANGE list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the NYORANGE mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > ***************************************

Gail, Since, there is a possibility, that I may descend from the Patrick Barber, buried here, is there anyway, you could share the picture of the cemetery? Thank you, Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Yeaple" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: "Gail Yeaple" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > For Elizabeth and Florence, > > I have taken some recent photos of Goodwill Church and some of the stones > in the vintage Cemetery--if you aren't from this area or don't have this, I > would be happy to forward. There are Harris, Barber, Haines, and Woodruff > stones there--probably others too, but those were the only ones I saw when > I took some photos of the older stones (There are Revolutionary Soldiers > buried there as well and the cemetery was in use before the Revolution, I > believe.). I've been working on a website of local history and the two > churches you mention are both nearby. I have photos of Goodwill and plan > to take some of Hopewell Church soon. > > There is also a book(let) entitled "Newburgh in the American Revolution," > by Albert Gedney Barratt with a name index (unfortunately no publication > date). This modern booklet (50 pages) does have the following people > mentioned... > > Harris: page > Benjamin, 5 > James, 4&5 > John, 13, 15 > Robert, 8 > Thomas, 5 > > Howell > David, 16 > Jeremiah, 6 > Phineas, 20 > > Barber > Col., 43 > Francis, 43 > Patrick, 43 > > > I think there was a Howell Cemetery in the Town of Crawford in Pine Bush, > NY not far away (I can check if you don't have this)--Hopewell church is > just a few miles further and either in or near Thompson Ridge. Walden, NY > has a Woodruff Street and many of the names are or were local surnames. > > Hope this helps. > > Gail Yeaple > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 10/30/2006 1:29:36 AM > > Subject: NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. County Longford and early Montgomery families ([email protected]) > > 2. Re: County Longford and early Montgomery families > > (Florence F. Wolfe) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:51:35 EST > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on > the list > > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe > these > > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. > 1748- d. > > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > tombstone. > > > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > problem of > > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may > be a > > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended > from George > > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > Southampton > > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > HAINES, > > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout > the county. > > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from > Boston in > > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING > family, descended > > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > from > > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > > Elizabeth Harris Pope > > Portland, ME > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:14:44 -0500 > > From: "Florence F. Wolfe" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Hi Elizabeth, > > > > Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford > around1831 > > and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters and I > > went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl there > are > > Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. > > > > Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, left Co > > Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in Little > Britian > > ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co NY, by > > Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; many > family > > names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every time I > read > > it. > > > > The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( about > 1776, > > Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or their > > desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( a > > daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill > > Church). > > > > Hope this was helpful. > > > > Florence Fulton Wolfe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:51 PM > > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > > > > > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > > > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone > on > > > the list > > > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe > these > > > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > > > > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. > 1748- > > > d. > > > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > > > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > > > tombstone. > > > > > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > > > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > > > problem of > > > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here > may > > > be a > > > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > > > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > > > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is > a > > > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery > descended > > > from George > > > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > > > Southampton > > > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > > > HAINES, > > > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > > > > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > > > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere > throughout > > > the county. > > > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from > Boston > > > in > > > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > > > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING > family, > > > descended > > > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > > > from > > > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > > > > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line > but > > > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > > > Elizabeth Harris Pope > > > Portland, ME > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the NYORANGE list administrator, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > To post a message to the NYORANGE mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > *************************************** > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: 10/27/2006 > >

Gail I have an ancestor Johannes Slot (Slott) who is supposedly buried in the pre-revolutionary section of the Goodwill cemetery. I have heard that some of the old stones have been stacked up somewhere on the property. Johannes died about 1748 +/-. One of his sons from a first marriage is Stephen Sloat, founder of Sloatsburg. I am from his second wife and my line runs thru Pine Bush with burials in New Prospect Cemetery. I have pix of the New Prospect and Hopewell ancestor gravestones. If you run across any indication of Sloat buried at Goodwill I would love to hear of it. There are no Sloats in the Goodwill book. Thanks Frank Sloat --- Gail Yeaple <[email protected]> wrote: > For Elizabeth and Florence, > > I have taken some recent photos of Goodwill Church and some of the > stones > in the vintage Cemetery--if you aren't from this area or don't have > this, I > would be happy to forward. There are Harris, Barber, Haines, and > Woodruff > stones there--probably others too, but those were the only ones I saw > when > I took some photos of the older stones (There are Revolutionary > Soldiers > buried there as well and the cemetery was in use before the > Revolution, I > believe.). I've been working on a website of local history and the > two > churches you mention are both nearby. I have photos of Goodwill and > plan > to take some of Hopewell Church soon. > > There is also a book(let) entitled "Newburgh in the American > Revolution," > by Albert Gedney Barratt with a name index (unfortunately no > publication > date). This modern booklet (50 pages) does have the following people > mentioned... > > Harris: page > Benjamin, 5 > James, 4&5 > John, 13, 15 > Robert, 8 > Thomas, 5 > > Howell > David, 16 > Jeremiah, 6 > Phineas, 20 > > Barber > Col., 43 > Francis, 43 > Patrick, 43 > > > I think there was a Howell Cemetery in the Town of Crawford in Pine > Bush, > NY not far away (I can check if you don't have this)--Hopewell church > is > just a few miles further and either in or near Thompson Ridge. > Walden, NY > has a Woodruff Street and many of the names are or were local > surnames. > > Hope this helps. > > Gail Yeaple > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 10/30/2006 1:29:36 AM > > Subject: NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. County Longford and early Montgomery families > ([email protected]) > > 2. Re: County Longford and early Montgomery families > > (Florence F. Wolfe) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:51:35 EST > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford > Ireland and > > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does > anyone on > the list > > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I > believe > these > > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS > (b. > 1748- d. > > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with > wife, > > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by > his > tombstone. > > > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's > parents, and > > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving > a > problem of > > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, > here may > be a > > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill > Presbyterian > > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . > There is a > > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery > descended > from George > > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > Southampton > > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, > the > HAINES, > > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > > > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere > throughout > the county. > > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from > Boston in > > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; > the > > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING > family, descended > > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, > descended > from > > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris > line but > > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > > > Elizabeth Harris Pope > > Portland, ME > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:14:44 -0500 > > From: "Florence F. Wolfe" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery > families > > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Hi Elizabeth, > > > > Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford > around1831 > > and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters > and I > > went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl > there > are > > Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. > > > > Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, > left Co > > Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in > Little > Britian > > ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co > NY, by > > Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; > many > family > > names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every > time I > read > > it. > > > > The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( > about > 1776, > > Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or > their > > desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( > a > > daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill > > > Church). > > > === message truncated === Frank W. Sloat Cell: 410-963-0257 Fax: 209-343-3886 E-mail: [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the New Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta)

Hi Harris and Northern Ireland relatives, The James Hill family came from Ireland and previously Scotland but I'd have to check on the county. The Hill family explored Sounthern US, before settling in Orange County near Montgomery. My mother's Harris family came from Western NY., Canandaigua Lake.

Hi Elizabeth, Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford around1831 and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters and I went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl there are Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, left Co Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in Little Britian ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co NY, by Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; many family names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every time I read it. The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( about 1776, Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or their desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( a daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill Church). Hope this was helpful. Florence Fulton Wolfe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:51 PM Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on > the list > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- > d. > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > tombstone. > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > problem of > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may > be a > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended > from George > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > Southampton > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > HAINES, > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout > the county. > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston > in > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, > descended > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > from > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > Elizabeth Harris Pope > Portland, ME > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >